Device for producing moving-picture effects.



No. 885,674. PATENTED APR. 21, 1908.

' E, KEEN.

DEVICE FOR PRODUCING MOVING PICTURE EFFECTS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16, 1907. EBNBWEP MAR. 11,1sbs.

UNITED STATES Pagans: OFFICE.

ELIOT KEEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO JOHN H. EGGERS, OF SUMMIT, NEW

DEVICE FOR PPODUGIN G MOVING-PICTURE EFFECTS.

Specification Letters Patent.

Iatented a t-a lei, l9u8.

Application filed January 18, 907, Serial No. 352,506. Renewed March 11, 1905. Serial Xe. 420,458.

useful Improvements in Devices for Producing Moving-Picture Effects, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for producing moving picture effects- It has for its object to-provide a device of this character in which strips bearing pictures to be exhibited are secured at one end, one upon anotherto adrum rotatably. mounted in a casing and adapted, when the drum is rotated, to successively bring the freeends of the strips hearing thepictures before an opening in the casing, retard them thereat for a sufficient time to allow the pictures to be viewed and then release them.

It has for a further object to form the strips bearing the pictures into a book the free ends of the pages of which, when the book is seeuredtothe drum, extends in s'uccession beyond each other and also to provide means for removably securing the book to the drum.

It has for a still furttherobject to provide a device of this character embodying advantages in point of perfect operation and sim plicity and inexpensiveness of construction.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a front view of my device. Fig. 2 a vertical sectionalv view thereof. Fig. 3 an edge'wiew of the book. Fig. 4 a plan view thereof, and Fig. 5 a fragmentar detail view showing the means for removab y attaching the bookrlo the drum.

Like reference characters designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings illustrati my invention.

Referring to the awiivgs 1 designates a casin of any suitable material having its back iiinged and forming a door 2 to proyide for easy access to the interior thereof and an o ening 3 in its front, at the top to allow t e pictures to be viewed. A drum '4 is rotatably mounted within the casing upon journals 5 projecting from each end and engaging holes in the sides located at one side of the center thereof and forming bearings 6, one of said journals, preferably that at the right, being extended and having a crank 7 secured thereon to provide means for rotating the drum. A portion of the periphery of the drum is cut away to form a shouide'rS against which the inner end of the book 9, containing the pictures to be exhibited, abuts, the thickness of said book at said end being such thatits upper age comes flush with theperiphery of said um.

The book, as shown, is made up of strips 10 of suitable material and of equal length and width each folded upon itself at such point that when the strips are placed together within each-other to form the pages of the book, each strip will form two pages and the ends. of the ages will extend in successi'on beyond eac other. The pages of the book are secured to ther at their folded ends b means of eye ets 11 secured in registering oles in said pages and for the purpose of removably securi v the book in position on the drum, pins 12 iavin split outer ends are driven into the drum a jacent the shoul der Sand the eyelets are forced over said split ends.

. Through the medium of the securing means just described, a book maybe easily removed and replaced by another in the pro er position, thus rendering it possible to exiiibit any number of books in quick succession.

A strip 13 is secured to the under face of the top of the casing and has an inclined-face 1 4 which the free ends of the pages of the book are adapted to engage, during the rotation of the drum, to slightl retard their movement so as to give time or the pictures to be viewed.

The drum is so located with relation to the front and-rear of. the casing that when it is rotated to the left, the ends of the pages hearing the 'pictures will be compressed together and just before reaching the sight opening and be released upon reaching the sight opcn ing, thereby giving them a spring action so that they will fly over quickly and after passing the retarding stri 13 will engage the back of the casing an be retarded, thereby slightly retarding thepages just passing the stri 13.

151a operation is as follows :-Upon turns iiigthe drum to the left by means'of the nk,-the ends of the ages ofthe book bearing the pictures, will be compressed just before reaching the sight opening, will be released successively upon reaching the s ht pening and fly over against and be retar edby the strip 13 for a time sufficient to allow them to be viewed and then released from I- substantially as described.

I do not wish to he understoo stri I3 and again re'tarded by engaging the ments of parts shownanddescribed, but reserve the sight to all modifications within the scopeof my invention.

' Having now described my invention what 'I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters v at isz- -1;- in device of the character set forth, a

casing having a sight openin a drum rota tably'mountedtherein and a 00k, the pages thek i q f fah one end secured to. said drum at Z the'samefpoint {and their free ends projecting insu 'cession beyond each other, substantially' as described.

2. Ina device of the character setforth, a' "c n aving a sight opening; a" drum rotal tably mounted thereingnd a ot: the pages thereoj at one 'endgrer'novably secured to '1s aidat the same point 'and 'their free havin'g'a sight opening, a drum rota- 1 p QndB' filo'ecting succession beyond each otheri'su tanti'a lfy as described. inadevice o he character set forth, a

- tably mountedv-therein, and a book one end secnred to said drum the pagfis thereof-se-,-

I e same point "and the ee ends of the pages projecting in urjedto ether at one end at t succession beyond each other, substantially as described.

Ilka device of It1;he character (sfitlal forth, 9. cas aving asig t. ope a m rotatab l y mounted therein, aiid fibook one end secured to saiddrum the pages thereof 'retably mounted therein and provided with rnovably secured together at one end at the same point and the free ends of the pages projecting in succession beyond each other,

5.- In a device of the character set forth, a casing having a sight opening, a'drurn rotasplit pins,--a book having eyes at one end enga ing said pins forthe purpose of removab y securing it and the end of its pages pro-- jecting in succession beyond each other, subst antially as described.

'6. In a device of the character set forth, a

casing having a sight opening, a .drum rota-- tably,; ;ounted therein, a book one end sec'ured to said drum, the pages being formed of strips .of even length folded upon each.

other and the free ends of said pages projectin in succession beyond each other, substantia ly as described. I

' 7 In a device of the character set forth, a

tably mounted therein, a book one end removablysecured to said drurn, the pa es pages projecting in succession beyond each other, .substantiall as described.

8. In a device 0 the character set forth, a

casing having a sight opening, a drum rota- I tably mounted therein, a book one end secured to, said drum, the pages being formed of strips' of even length'folded upon each casing havings sight opening, a drum rotaf being fo'rmed'of strips lot-even length folded J upon each other and the free ends of said other and secured to the drum at the same oint, and the free ends of said pages proect' g in succession beyond each -other, sub:

stantially as described. I

9. In a device of the character set forth, a

1y mounted therein, a book one end recaglng having a sight'opening, a drum rotata movablysecured'tosa'id drum, the pages of which bemg formed of strips of even length folded upon each other andsecured to 'the' drum at. the same point,- substa ntially its described. I Signed at New York, in the' county of New York, and State of New-.York this 10th day of January, A. ,D. 1907, ELIOT KEEN.

Witnesses: I n, I l

. A. B. BLACKWOOD, 4

A. R. APPLEMAN. 

